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[magz]

Post Date: April 10, 2024

Nearly seven years after the Myanmar military killed thousands of Muslim Rohingyas, in what the UN called "textbook ethnic cleansing", it wants their help.

From interviews with Rohingyas living in Rakhine State the BBC has learned of at least 100 of them being conscripted in recent weeks to fight for the embattled junta. All their names have been changed to protect them.

"I was frightened, but I had to go," says Mohammed, a 31-year-old Rohingya man with three young children. He lives near the capital of Rakhine, Sittwe, in the Baw Du Pha camp. At least 150,000 internally displaced Rohingyas have been forced to live in IDP camps for the past decade.

In the middle of February the camp leader came to him late at night, Mohammed said, and told him he would have to do military training. "These are army orders," he remembers him saying. "If you refuse they have threatened to harm your family."

The BBC has spoken to several Rohingyas who have confirmed that army officers have been going around the camps and ordering the younger men to report for military training.

The terrible irony for men like Mohammed is that Rohingyas in Myanmar are still denied citizenship, and subjected to a range of discriminatory restrictions - like a ban on travel outside their communities.

In 2012 tens of thousands of Rohingyas were driven out of mixed communities in Rakhine State, and forced to live in squalid camps. Five years later, in August 2017, 700,000 fled to neighbouring Bangladesh, after the army launched a brutal clearance operation against them, killing and raping thousands and burning their villages. Some 600,000 of them still remain there.

Myanmar is now facing a genocide trial at the International Court of Justice in the Hague over its treatment of the Rohingyas.

That the same army is now forcibly recruiting them is a telling sign of its desperation, after losing huge swathes of territory in Rakhine recently to an ethnic insurgent group called the Arakan Army. Dozens of Rohingyas in Rakhine have been killed by military artillery and aerial bombardments.

The military has also suffered significant losses to opposition forces in other parts of the country - on Saturday it lost control of Myawaddy, a town on the eastern border with Thailand. Most of the country's overland trade passes through this vital route.

The junta has lost large numbers of soldiers as well. They have been killed, wounded, surrendered or defected to the opposition, and finding replacements is difficult. Few want to risk their lives propping up an unpopular regime.

And the Rohingyas fear that is the reason they are being targeted again - to be cannon fodder in a war the junta seems to be losing.

Mohammed said he was driven to the base of the 270th Light Infantry Battalion in Sittwe. Rohingyas have been prohibited from living in the town since they were driven out during the 2012 communal violence.

"We were taught how to load bullets and shoot," he said. "They also showed us how to disassemble and reassemble a gun."

In a video seen by the BBC another group of Rohingya conscripts can be seen being taught how to use BA 63 rifles, an older standard weapon used by the Myanmar armed forces.

Mohammed was trained for two weeks, then sent home. But after just two days he was called back, and put on a boat with 250 other soldiers and transported five hours up-river to Rathedaung, where a fierce battle with the Arakan Army was under way for control of three hilltop military bases.

"I had no idea why I was fighting. When they told me to shoot at a Rakhine village, I would shoot."

He fought there for 11 days. They were desperately short of food, after a shell fell on their supply hut. He saw several Rohingya conscripts killed by artillery and he was injured by shrapnel in both legs, and taken back to Sittwe for treatment.

On 20 March the Arakan Army released photos from the battle, after it had taken control of the three bases, showing several corpses, at least three of them identified as Rohingyas.

"While I was in the middle of the battle I was terrified the whole time. I kept thinking about my family," Mohammed said. "I never thought I would have to go to war like that. I just wanted to go home. When I got home from the hospital I hugged my mother and cried. It felt like being born again from my mother's womb."

Another conscript was Hussain, from Ohn Taw Gyi camp, which is also near Sittwe. His brother Mahmoud says he was taken away in February and completed his military training, but he went into hiding before they could send him to the front line.

The military denies using Rohingyas to fight its battles with the Arakan Army. General Zaw Min Tun, the junta spokesman, told the BBC that there was no plan to send them to the front line. "We want to ensure their safety, so we have asked them to help with their own defence," he said.

But in interviews with the BBC, seven Rohingyas in five different IDP camps near Sittwe all said the same thing: that they know of at least 100 Rohingyas who have been recruited this year and sent off to fight.

They said teams of soldiers and local government officials came to the camps in February to announce that the younger men would be conscripted, at first telling people they would get food, wages and citizenship if they joined up. These were powerful lures.

Food in the IDP camps has become scarce and expensive as the escalating conflict with the Arakan Army has cut off the international aid supplies. And the denial of citizenship is at the heart of the Rohingyas' long struggle for acceptance in Myanmar, and one reason they suffer systematic discrimination, described by human rights groups as similar to apartheid.

However, when the soldiers returned to take the conscripted men away, they retracted the offer of citizenship. When asked by the camp residents why they, as non-citizens, should be subjected to conscription, they were told that they had a duty to defend the place where they lived. They would be militiamen, not soldiers, they were told. When they asked about the offer of citizenship, the answer was "you misunderstood".

Now, according to one camp committee member, the army is demanding new lists of potential recruits. After seeing and hearing from the first group to come back from the front line, he said, no-one else was willing to risk being conscripted.

So the camp leaders are now trying to persuade the poorest men, and those with no jobs, to go, by offering to support their families while they are away, with donations raised from other camp residents.

"This conscription campaign is unlawful and more akin to forced labour," said Matthew Smith, from the human rights group Fortify Rights.

"There's a brutal and perverse utility to what's happening. The military is conscripting the victims of the Rohingya genocide in an attempt to fend off a nationwide democratic revolution. This regime has no regard for human life. It's now layering these abuses on top of its long history of atrocities and impunity."

By using Rohingyas in its battles against the advancing Arakan Army, the Myanmar military threatens to reignite communal conflict with the ethnic Rakhine Buddhist population, much of which supports the insurgents.

It was friction between the two communities which in 2012 caused the expulsion of tens of thousands of Rohingyas from towns like Sittwe. In 2017, ethnic Rakhine men joined in the army's attacks on the Rohingyas.

Tension between the two communities has eased since then.

The Arakan Army is fighting for an autonomous state, part of a wider campaign with other ethnic armies and opposition groups to overthrow the military junta and create a new, federal system in Myanmar.

Now on the brink of victory in Rakhine State, the Arakan Army has talked about giving citizenship to all who have lived there recently, implying that it might accept the return of the Rohingya population from Bangladesh.

The mood has now changed. A spokesman for the Arakan Army, Khaing Thukha, told the BBC that they viewed Rohingyas being conscripted to fight for the junta as "the worst betrayal of those who had recently been victims of genocide, and of those fighting for liberation from dictatorship".

Pro-military media have also been giving publicity to what appear to have been Rohingya protests in Buthidaung against the Arakan Army, although local people told the BBC they suspected these were organised by the army in an attempt to divide the two groups.

The Rohingyas are now forced to fight for an army that does not recognise their right to live in Myanmar, thereby alienating the ethnic insurgents who may soon control most of Rakhine. Once targeted by both, they are now caught between the two sides.

Mohammed has been given a certificate by the army, stating that he has fought in battle on their side. He has no idea what value it has, nor whether it exempts him from further military service. It could well get him into trouble with the Arakan Army if it continues its advance towards Sittwe and his camp.

He is still recovering from his injuries, and says he is unable to sleep at night after his experience.

"I'm afraid they will call me again. This time I came back because I was lucky, but next time I am not sure what will happen."

[starwhoopsass]

IMPORTANT: VOICE YOUR OPPOSITION TO AGE VERIFICATION LAW IF YOU LIVE IN CALIFORNIA-STOP AB3080

The California age bill verification will be voted in monday, please call your reps and tell them to oppose the bill AB3080 as it threathens online privacy, as your ID will be linked to your browser history when you want to access a website. They deem LGBT content harmful to minors, as well as weapons and tobacco, putting them on the same level as nsfw content. Since a lot of tech companies resides in California (Youtube,Reddit,Discord,twitter) who know how they will implement this if it passes. Please take actions here (a script is included to help you) https://www.defendonlineprivacy.com/ca/action.php

Find your rep here https://findyourrep.legislature.ca.gov/

You can also send faxes using this https://faxzero.com/ If you don't live in California,please spread the word and urge others to take actions, make posts and wteets using the hashtags AB3080 and NoOnAB3080

Remind your reps that companies pull out a of a state when they are required to do age verification. California cannot afford to lose that kind of money. Also specifically speak to Reps who are potentially losing votes or are more easily persuaded by telling them how popular this could be for their careers.

PLEASE REBLOG !

[magz]

If you plan to print out risky political flyers, important informational zines, or any other risky prints you might want to keep some privacy with:

Consider anonymizing your prints.

Most printers leave dots that give identifiable information on the prints. The dots on the prints can be decoded by forensics.

The identifiable information when printed can be prevented with a software called DEDA.

Link to software's repository:

Quote from DEDA repository:

DEDA - tracking Dots Extraction, Decoding and Anonymisation toolkit

Document Colour Tracking Dots, or yellow dots, are small systematic dots which encode information about the printer and/or the printout itself. This process is integrated in almost every commercial colour laser printer. This means that almost every printout contains coded information about the source device, such as the serial number.

On the one hand, this tool gives the possibility to read out and decode these forensic features and on the other hand, it allows anonymisation to prevent arbitrary tracking.

If you use this software, please cite the paper: Timo Richter, Stephan Escher, Dagmar Schönfeld, and Thorsten Strufe. 2018. Forensic Analysis and Anonymisation of Printed Documents. In Proceedings of the 6th ACM Workshop on Information Hiding and Multimedia Security (IH&MMSec '18). ACM, New York, NY, USA, 127-138. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1145/3206004.3206019

[savelockwoodandco]

A statement of solidarity from the Save Lockwood and Co planning committee!

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[weirdmageddon]

link legendofzelda concoction

[sonicexelle-junkary]

HA! Well, I lied! Actually I didn’t think I’d get this done by the end of today. BUT I DID! Enjoy my favourite part of my favourite song from a new musical I really love!

Go watch the full musical

[shadowplayau]

Shadow Play AU - Masterpost

Let us begin...

Before the Story:

Concept Sketches

Teaser Trailer

Launch Trailer

Episode 1: The Invitation

1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5

Episode 2: Only One Can Remain

Episode 3: Versus

Episode 4: Speedway Zone

Episode 5: The Shadow

Episode 6: The Forgotten Spark

Episode 7: Fall of the King

Episode 8: Cursed Scrolls

Episode 9: The Greatest Fear of all

Episode 10: A Demon's Wrath

[jojo-schmo]

Happy two year anniversary to Return to Dream Land Deluxe!!

Want to celebrate with me by listening to this beautiful orchestral suite of the entire soundtrack? <3

[estellardreams]

The Fruit Orchard AU Masterpost

A spin-off AU of @lululocomo's New Past AU, featuring an altered take on how the original story from the show gets involved with the brand new reincarnation with MK. Alongside this the family is growing with the additions of Meihua and Nezha getting adopted by the Shadowpeach parents!

The Past - Season 1

Transformations - The Brotherhood

Season 2

Spider Queen Captures the Monkeys - Sticky Situation - (Scrapped Third Continuation) - Meihua finds help - Spider Queen's Seige

Season 3

Lady Bone Demon Trauma - Posession - Ice and Flesh

Season 4

Prevention - Monkey Nezha arrives - Needing Rest - Hanging Out

Season 5

The Circlet - Imprisonment - The Pagoda

Unmarked Sections

The Monkey Family - Fruit Punch Trio - Peaches and Shrooms - ✨Sparkly Fruit Punch✨

[waywardsou2]

Kinktober 2024 - Waywards Masterlist

I'm doing @absurdthirst 's kinktober list

Characters used: Simon "Ghost" Riley, John "Soap" Mactavish, Logan Howlett, Wade Wilson, Morph, Kurt Wagner, Shota Aizawa, Dabi Todoroki, Hawks Takami, Male Reader/OC

Day 1: Handjobs // Temperature Play // Breast Worship

Day 2: Piercing // Double Penetration // Voyeurism

Day 3: Sixty-nine // Public Sex // Pet Play

Day 4: Sensory Deprivation // Leather or Latex // Watersports

Day 5: Rough Sex // Anal Beads // Bondage

Day 6: A/B/O Heats or Ruts // Sadism-Masochism // Anonymous Sex

Day 7: Bruising or Bitemarks // Virgin // Ice Play

Day 8: Flogging // Swallowing // Cock Warming

Day 9: Anal // Praise Kink // Food Play

Day 10: Face Sitting // Lingerie // Overstimulation

Day 11: Gags // Shaving // Knife Play 

Day 12: Sex Toys // Dirty Talk // Breath Play

Day 13: Pregnancy // Aftercare // Roleplay

Day 14: Gangbang // Collaring // Candle - Wax Play

Day 15: Hair Pulling // Glory Hole // Teasing

Day 16: Nipple Play // Cock Worship // Lactation 

Day 17: Squirting // Dom - Sub // Period Sex

Day 18: Cockring or Plugs // Foot Fettish // Massaging

Day 19: Suspension // Fisting // Mirror Sex

Day 20: Infidelity - Cuckolding // Cunnilingus // Threesome

Day 21: Gun Play // Monsterfucking // Shower - Bath Sex

Day 22: Deepthroating // Thigh Riding or Fucking // Choking 

Day 23: Licking // Degradation // Breeding 

Day 24: Glove Kink // Masturbation //  Somnophilia

Day 25: Pussy Slapping // Non Con - Dub Con // Titty Fucking

Day 26: Pegging // Edgeplay // Seduction 

Day 27: Lap Dances // Hate Fucking - Angry Sex // Breast Worship

Day 28: Fucking Machine // Phone Sex // Impact Play

Day 29: Branding // Hunter - Prey // Uniforms

Day 30: Weight Gain // Object Insertion // Sex Pollen 

Day 31: Free For All 

If you choose to engage with any of this content that is your choice using your free will. If you don't like what you read that is not my problem

All of my work can be found on my AO3 here

[conditionaljewel]

No Turning Back

No Turning Back tells a tale of an alternate universe where Imogen, an aspiring bard, meets a town commoner, Laudna, and falls in love with her; it’s not long after that their story meets an unexpected twist of fate, and Imogen travels to the Shadow Realm where she receives a proposition to undo a tragedy. Read the full story on Ao3 now, and thanks for clicking! Here’s a preview:

Laudna took a few tentative steps into this clearing and listened to the music, beginning to realize that it was originating from somewhere up in the treetops. She approached one tree in particular, and peered up into its branches. There, she found a songbird, but not like one she’d ever encountered before. As she watched this bird sing, it took a moment as she was enraptured by its song for her to realized that it was not sitting on the branch, but rather, was the branch. “What the—“ As the words escaped her lips, one of the massive roots of this tree moved at her feet, making to wrap around her. Quickly recognizing now that she was in danger, Laudna dropped the sticks and berries she held and began to flee. She ran back across the clearing as several similar looking song birds continued to chase her untethered to any other wildlife or growth here. As they chased her, she looked over her shoulder and watched as their shape changed to that of several taller, ominous shade creatures; long spindly arms and clawed hands at their ends stretched out reaching for her. “Imogen!” She cried out searching for her partner, but not hearing any response as she continued to run. She stumbled over other tree roots and across stray rocks and plants, keeping to her feet as best she could. “Imogen! We need to run!”

[monigote001]

Introduction to My Personal Canon!

We begin exploring the world through the perspective of someone who doesn’t belong to it. Alex, known as SCP-231-4B, is the protagonist of this canon and the primary narrator of its events. The name of the canon reflects Alex’s struggle with derealization—a condition rooted in early childhood—as she tries to adapt to the "normalcy" offered by the SCP Foundation. Or what they want to make her feel.

Surrounded by characters like Dr. Alto Clef and original creations such as her researcher in charge Samuel Gagnon, former psychologist Calem Rowan, Akal as SCP-963-1, and SCP-682, the story primarily focuses on the secret relationship between SCP-231-4B and Clef. Alongside this central theme, the narrative also delves into topics related to the Scarlet King and how trauma manifests in different ways for both of them.

This canon is a fun personal project, primarily expressed through drawings and videos that I share on my Tumblr and YouTube pages. You can also check my Ao3 where I wrote more of the story!

If you have any questions about the canon, feel free to check out my Q&A post where you can interact with the characters or ask me directly! <3

[savelockwoodandco]

A message from the incredible team behind the newsletter!

"Hello LockNation! We just reached a milestone! It has been around a year since The Thinking Cloth Chronicle newsletter started!

Since then, we have started sending the newsletter out in email form, and we recently created a fresh, new newsletter website that can be accessed here!

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Take a look at all of the things we have been up to this past month, as well as more events and activities to come!

Design credit: @yveni (Tumblr)

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[jacksope-lives]

Me when I write more about these damn old men I’m obsessed with:

Summary: Ford discovers an old project of Stan’s from after he went through the portal.

[sonicexelle-junkary]

Probably won’t make a lot of horror art come the following year, so have a bunch of the Spotify playlists I made for my AU’s for y’all to jam to or judge my music taste. (Some might change, some might not be edited on)

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